Chapter 268: High Annual Salary, Close to Home

"Mr. Chen, hello, I am Xue Jiacheng, introduced by Ms. Yexin."

"Hello, welcome to Clear Water."

Chen Yang shook hands with Xue Jiacheng. This man was around fifty years old, about 1.75 meters tall, slightly overweight, and spoke with a slight Xingcheng accent.

He recalled that Xingcheng seemed to have no large pig farms.

"Old Xue, where did you previously work?"

"I worked at East Origin Animal Husbandry in Guangdong Province for ten years, starting as a production supervisor and rising to the position of sub-farm manager."

"Then why didn't you continue working there?"

"The salary here is higher, and it's closer to home."

"..."

Chen Yang felt this reason was indeed convincing. However, he still needed to try it out for a period before making a decision.

"Old Xue, I have no experience running a large pig farm. Our company's pig farm has just selected a site, and all the basic facilities haven't started construction yet. So, the preliminary preparations will be your responsibility. Do you have confidence?"

Xue Jiacheng said confidently: "As long as Mr. Chen gives me this opportunity, I guarantee I can do well!"

Chen Yang was pleased with Xue Jiacheng's attitude. He then said to Song Yajun, who was waiting nearby: "Factory Director Song, arrange a vehicle to take Old Xue and his luggage to Professor You in Twin Phoenix Town."

Song Yajun immediately went out to arrange the vehicle.

Chen Yang then said to Xue Jiacheng: "For now, stay at a farmer's house at the new pig farm site. They will move out within this week. Afterwards, I will arrange separate housing for you. As for the dormitories after the pig farm is built, you can arrange them yourself once you truly become the person in charge there."

Xue Jiacheng understood the meaning behind Chen Yang's words. This was to first test his ability.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Chen, I guarantee I will make this pig farm the largest and best in Dongjiang Province."

"Good, then I'll wait for your good news."

Chen Yang didn't say too much nonsense to Xue Jiacheng. After all, regarding pig farming, he only had experience cutting pig grass. Whether the other party truly has ability will naturally be known once they reach Professor You's place.

After Xue Jiacheng left, Chen Yang walked around the production workshop once more. He left the company only after confirming there were no production hazards.

Song Yajun said he would arrange a car to send Chen Yang, but Chen Yang refused.

The company's vehicles are all delivery trucks, each with important tasks to do. Meanwhile, Song Yajun, to preserve his reputation, always rides a bicycle when out on official business.

Chen Yang certainly couldn't just take someone's office-use bicycle and ride it off……

However, upon reaching the company gate, Chen Yang discovered that the middle-aged taxi driver uncle had not left yet. Seeing Chen Yang approach, the uncle waved his arms excitedly.

Chen Yang checked his phone and realized he had been at the company for two hours.

"Uncle, you wasted two hours of passenger-hunting time just for a repeat customer. That's not worth it!" Chen Yang said teasingly while opening the car door and sitting in the passenger seat.

The middle-aged uncle said tearfully: "Boss Chen, I'm blind to Mount Tai and didn't heed your esteemed god's stern advice. Now I just want to ask you for an idea—what should I do with this stock?"

Chen Yang knew he was surely asking about Xingcheng Heavy Industry's situation, so he said: "If you have patience, just wait a while longer. This stock's popularity is still quite high; even if it drops, it will slowly rise back. Even if it doesn't rise now, once their company's quarterly report comes out, there will be a rebound."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged uncle felt greatly relieved. After a while, he again asked Chen Yang: "Boss Chen, you're not just comforting me, are you?"

Chen Yang shook his head. "We're neither relatives nor friends, so I have no obligation to comfort you."

"However, if you listen to my advice, in the future you'd better not follow others into stock speculation. Driving a race car to earn money isn't easy either. If you pick the wrong stock, a month's hard work could go to waste."

The middle-aged uncle nodded in sympathy. Upon hearing that the stock he had just bought had dropped ten points, his world collapsed. During the time he waited for Chen Yang, he had no desire to pick up passengers. If it weren't for Chunye stopping him from entering, he would have already run in to seek Chen Yang's help.

"Boss Chen, thank you!"

"No need, I didn't really help you either."

Chen Yang didn't want to take credit, after all, in this incident Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock price plummeted, and he played the role of a villain in the middle. If this middle-aged uncle knew the stock price was driven down by him, his tone now wouldn't be so polite.

After arriving at the destination, the middle-aged uncle again asked Chen Yang: "Boss Chen, my wife is idle at home with nothing to do, and she wants to work at your company. I just want to know, does your company really hire externally?"

"Rest assured, as long as the company has a need to expand its production lines, it will definitely post recruitment notices outside the company gate." This time Chen Yang could indeed guarantee him: "As long as the conditions are suitable, no connections are needed."

"Then I thank you." The middle-aged uncle gratefully made a fist-and-palm salute toward Chen Yang.

Chen Yang modestly waved his hand, then took out money from his pocket to prepare to pay the fare. The middle-aged uncle immediately pressed down on Chen Yang's hand.

"Boss Chen, no need to pay the fare. You see, I didn't even turn on the meter—just consider it a ride along the way."

"No, it's not easy for you to make money either. You've already lost two hours of business; losing money to give me a ride wouldn't be appropriate." Chen Yang refused his kindness, placed the money on the passenger seat, and left.

After arriving home, Chen Yang didn't rush to check the stock market situation. Instead, he first went to the kitchen to cook.

Although the municipal government has a cafeteria, as long as Chen Yang is at home, Lin Wei refuses to eat there.

After the meal was ready, Lin Wei also happened to arrive home. She took off her shoes while complaining to Chen Yang.

"Honey, can't you give Yexin a little leeway in the stock market? All her complaints are coming to me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang also felt wronged: "I let them calmly raise the stock price and make money at China Software. They just wouldn't listen, insisting on joining me in the hustle. In the end, is it still my fault?"

Lin Wei laughed: "Who made you the most skilled at stock speculation among them? Once you leave, they'll surely lose confidence."

Chen Yang laughed and cried: "I also own a quarter of the company's shares! If there really were danger, would I just sit by and do nothing?"

"That also makes sense!" Lin Wei nodded and then said to Chen Yang: "Then just tell Yexin directly. Stop making her suspicious and paranoid."

"If what I say is useful, will she come to you?" Chen Yang sighed. Yexin's problem is mainly that different fields are like different mountains. She can handle business operations with ease, but because she's not proficient in stocks, when something happens she feels helpless.

Chen Yang chose to trade stocks using the company's account precisely to eliminate mutual suspicion as much as possible. Looking at it now, it seems not very successful.